Heptyl alcohol has a faint, aromatic, fatty odor and a pungent,
spicy taste. It may be synthesized by reduction of enanthic aldehyde, which is a distillation product of castor oil.
Heptyl alcohol has a fragrant, woody, heavy, oily, faint, aromatic, fatty odor and a pungent, spicy taste.
Reported found in a few essential oils, hyacinth, violet leaves, Litsea zeylanica Also reported found in apple, banana, citrus peel oils, orange juice, bilberry, cranberry, blueberry, other berries, currants, melon, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, asparagus, peas, potato, mustard, cheeses, butter, milk, meats, hop oil, beer, cognac, rum, bourbon whiskey, grape wines, cocoa, tea, flberts, pecans, peanuts, soybeans, passion fruit juice, olive, macadamia nuts, mango, tamarind, fgs, cardamom, rice, calamus, dill, corn, malt, kiwifruit, truffe, nectarine, crab, crayfsh, clams and other sources
